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December 2011
Job Advert: Air Quality Project Officer, Sussex
Sussex Air Quality Partnership is advertising for an Air Quality project officer to undertake low emission zone feasibility studies across the Sussex local authority Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs). The officer will work with the Sussex Air Quality Partnership and local authorities across Sussex to develop and assist on low emission zones/initiatives for the Sussex AQMAs. The post will combine technical (modelling) and communications elements and require the successful candidate to work alongside local authority officers to assist them in delivering low emission options for the AQMAs.
The position will be hosted at Lewes District Council in Lewes. The post is part-time (22.5 hours/week) for 18 months at S01 grade level (= £15,923 to £16,977 a year).
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December 2011
Job Advert: Low Emissions Officer, City of York Council
As the latest step in delivering a City Wide Low Emission Strategy, York City Council is currently advertising for a Low Emissions Officer. This post is being funded by a successful Local Sustainable Transport Fund bid and is one of several posts currently being advertised in York.
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October 2011
New Guidance: Low Emission Vehicle Procurement
The Low Emission Strategies Partnership has produced new guidance to assist public sector organisations in meeting their environmental obligations with respect to Air Quality and Climate Change. It provides practical advice and examples of best practice in the use of procurement to reduce road transport emissions.
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October 2011
Developing the Low Emission Toolkit
The Partnership is continuing to test and develop its ‘Low Emission Toolkit’, which supports the design, implementation and monitoring of measures to reduce transport emissions.
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October 2011
Emissions, Concentrations and a National Approach
Wigan Council and the LES Partnership have been given initial approval for award funding from Defra to assess the air quality and health benefits arising from emission reductions achieved through local transport measures.
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October 2011
Greenwich to develop a national methane / biomethane vehicle infrastructure database
Defra has given initial approval for award funding for Greenwich Council to develop a national methane/biomethane vehicle and infrastructure database, in partnership with the ADBA and FTA, with input from Coca Cola, Tenens, Waitrose and DfT.
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October 2011
Securing Emission Reductions in Wigan
Wigan Council has been continuing to apply the requirements of their adopted 'Development and Air Quality' Supplementary Planning Document'.
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